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Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking ends

  • Written by Bradley Richmond, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking endsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States.Pascal Kiszon via Getty Images

Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an often fatal respiratory condition that afflicts millions of Americans. But for many patients living with COPD, stopping smoking isn’t the...

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